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B24B 7/00

Machines or devices designed for grinding plane surfaces on work, including polishing plane glass surfaces; Accessories therefor (B24B21/00 takes precedence; honing of plane surfaces on work B24B33/055)

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  • B24B 7/02 involving a reciprocatingly-moved work-table (involving a reciprocatingly-moved grinding wheel in combination with a stationary work-table B24B7/07)
  • B24B 7/04 involving a rotary work-table
  • B24B 7/06 involving conveyor belts, a sequence of travelling work-tables or the like

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B24, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. DISCO CORPORATION JP 2,092
  2. APPLIED MATERIALS US 1,813
  3. EBARA CORPORATION JP 1,804
  4. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,329
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 863
  6. FUJIMI JP 858
  7. SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES US 833
  8. EBARA CORPORATION 810
  9. SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES FR 782
  10. DISCO ABRASIVE SYSTEM 735